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Ardrossan Castle is situated upon a rocky hill, which gives it its name, made up of ard, meaning height, and rossan, a rocky promontory. The present ruins are on the site of an earlier castle owned by the Barclay family. By the thirteenth century it had passed to the Ardrossan family. [1]
Ardrossan Civic Centre. Ardrossan's roots can be traced to the construction of its castle 'Cannon Hill', thought to be in around 1140, by Simon de Morville. The castle and estate passed to the Barclay family (also known as Craig) and through successive heirs until the 14th century when it passed to the Eglinton family on the death of Godfrey Barclay de Ardrossan, who died without an heir.
Ardrossan is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern coast of the Yorke Peninsula, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) by road from the Adelaide city centre. It is notable for its deepwater shipping port and its towering coastal cliffs of red clay.
Horse Isle from Ardrossan North Beach The beacon on Horse Isle. A 16-metre-tall (52 ft) stone beacon stands at the south end of Horse Isle marking the island for shipping. Erected in 1811, it was commissioned by Hugh, 12th Earl of Eglinton on the suggestion of John Ross. [3] It is indicated only by the word "landmark" on the Ordnance Survey map.
Arms – Montgomerie of Skelmorlie are the combined arms of Montgomerie (quarterly, first and fourth on blue, with three fleur de lis in gold) and Eglinton (quarterly, second and third on red, three gold rings with each with a gem stone. A white sword, point downwards, in the middle of the quarters.) Crest – a heart with an eye over it.
English: The skyline of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland, is dominated by an enormous wind farm. The houses in front are on Eglinton Road. The houses in front are on Eglinton Road. Nederlands: Ardrossan in North Ayrshire, Schotland, gezien vanaf zee.
Ardrossan is a town in Scotland. Ardrossan may also refer to: Ardrossan, South Australia, a town in Australia; Ardrossan, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet; HMS Ardrossan, a Royal Navy minesweeper; The estate of Helen Hope Montgomery Scott on Philadelphia's Main Line; Ardrossan Shipbuilding Company, a company in Ardrossan since 1842 to 1969
In the fourteenth century the baronies of Eglinton and Ardrossan were obtained by the marriage in 1368 [20] of John de Montgomery with Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Sir Hugh Eglinton, by a half-sister (Robert and Egidia share the same father, but have different mothers), Egidia, of Robert II, King of Scotland. [21] [22]